The Journal of Interdisciplinary History · 1995 · 40 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesMedieval StudiesPhilosophyGender HistoryMedieval HistoryMedieval PhilosophyMedieval SexualityMiddle AgesReproductive HistorySexual EthicsSexual HealthTheories Of MasculinityGreek SexualityMedical Discourses On SexMedical Theories Of SexualityMedieval Gender RolesMedieval MasculinityMedieval WomenSexual AbstinenceTransformations
Introduction Part I. Seeds and Pleasures: The Evolution of Learned Opinions: 1. Prelude to medieval theories and debates: Greek authorities and their Latin transformations 2. The emergence of issues and the ordering of opinions 3. Academic questions: female and male in scholastic medicine and natural philosophy Part II. Sex Difference and the Construction of Gender: 4. Feminine and masculine types 5. Sterility: the pursuit of progeny and the failure of reproductive function 6. Is sex necessary? The problem of sexual abstinence Conclusion.